Moaz Kambal – Abu Dhabi
Al Ain team suffered its first loss in the AFC Champions League (Elite) at the hands of Qatari Al Gharafa, with a score of 4-2, in the match that brought them together on Tuesday evening at Al Bayt Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, in the second round of the competition, leaving the team with one point, while the team added Al-Gharafa’s first three points to his tally.
Al-Zaeem had conceded a goal in counted time instead of stoppage time in the first half, specifically in the 2+45th minute by Joselu, and at the start of the second half, the same player returned and widened the gap by scoring the second goal in the 48th minute.
Al Ain players gathered their strength and succeeded in reducing the difference with a penalty kick in the 56th minute, a goal that raised the team’s morale, before Al Ain scored the equalizer in the 66th minute through Sufyan Rahimi.
Although Al Ain began to impose its control over the course of the match, fatal defensive errors caused Al Gharafa to concede the third goal through Seydou Sanu in the 72nd minute, and before the team could recover from the shock of the goal, Yassin Brahimi added the fourth goal for Al Gharafa in the 76th minute, which ended the match. .
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